Municipality of Adamstown

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Municipality of Adamstown
New South Wales
Adamstown Council Chambers 00103252.jpg
Adamstown Council Chambers c 1891
Population3,959 (1921 census) [1]
 • Density1,320/km2 (3,420/sq mi)
Established31 December 1885
Abolished2 April 1938
Area3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Region Hunter Region
County Northumberland
Parish Kahibah
LGAs around Municipality of Adamstown:
Lambton Waratah Hamilton
New Lambton Municipality of Adamstown Merewether
Wallsend Lake Macquarie Merewether

Municipality of Adamstown was a Local Government Area of New South Wales from 1886 until 1938 when it became part of the City of Greater Newcastle. It was named after and comprised the township of Adamstown near Newcastle.

The township had been established in 1869. The Municipalities Act of 1857 provided that an area could become a municipality if there was a petition of at least 50 people who would be ratepayers in the district. Most of the nearby towns had become municipalities in the 1870s and 209 people signed a petition for Adamstown that was published in March 1885. [2] The main reason for becoming a municipality was for roads, drains and nightsoil collection. [3] The major employer in town was coal mining. The municipality was proclaimed on 31 December 1885 and its main boundaries were Hamilton and Merewether to the east, while the railway formed the north western boundary separating it from New Lambton. [4]

The first council election was held on Saturday 6 March 1886, electing 9 aldermen to serve a 3-year term, [5] including Alfred Edden, who was President of the Waratah colliery lodge. [6] The aldermen unanimously elected Thomas Weir as the inaugural mayor of Adamstown. [7]

Women were not eligible to serve on the council until 1919, however no women were subsequently elected. [8]

There had been proposals to merge the "pocket-handkerchief municipalities" surrounding Newcastle since 1891, including the Greater Newcastle Royal Commission in 1919, however this did not eventuate until 1937 when the Greater Newcastle Act 1937 merged Adamstown and 9 other municipalities with City of Newcastle to create the City of Greater Newcastle. [9] The date of the amalgamation was 2 April 1938. [10]

Mayors

This section is an excerpt from List of mayors of Adamstown.[ edit ]

People who served as the mayor of the Municipality of Adamstown are: [8]

James Wiggins, Mayor (1928-29) 0345 000003 J Wiggins Mayor of Newcastle 1928 - 1929 (A19).jpg
James Wiggins, Mayor (1928–29)
James Bullerwell, Mayor (1909-10) James Bullerwell 16301255.jpg
James Bullerwell, Mayor (1909-10)
James Gray, Mayor (1899-1900, 1902-03, 1915-16) James Gray 00101077.jpg
James Gray, Mayor (1899–1900, 1902–03, 1915–16)
Jeremiah Robinson, Mayor (1897-98, 1904) Jeremiah Robinson 00100829.jpg
Jeremiah Robinson, Mayor (1897–98, 1904)
NoMayorsStartEndTime in officeNotes
1Thomas Weir10 March 1886 9 February 1887 336 days [7]
2Henry Evans10 February 1887 14 February 1888 1 year, 4 days [11]
3Thomas Hetherington15 February 1888 11 February 1889 362 days [12]
4 Alfred Edden 12 February 1889 10 February 1890 363 days [13]
5Thomas Frith11 February 1890 9 February 1891 363 days
(4) Alfred Edden 10 February 1891 5 July 1891 145 days
6John Sheedy6 July 1891 8 February 1892 217 days
7Richard Adams9 February 1892 13 February 1893 1 year, 4 days
8John Carr14 February 1893 12 February 1894 363 days
9John Thwaites13 February 1894 11 February 1895 363 days [14]
(6)John Sheedy12 February 1895 26 July 1895 164 days
9John Thwaites27 July 1895 10 February 1896 198 days
10Jeremiah Jennings11 February 1896 8 February 1897 363 days
11Jeremiah Robinson9 February 1897 7 February 1898 363 days [15]
12Matthew Lydon8 February 1898 13 February 1899 1 year, 5 days
13James Gray14 February 1899 12 February 1900 363 days
14William Court13 February 1900 13 February 1901 1 year, 0 days
(9)John Thwaites14 February 1901 11 February 1902 362 days
(13)James Gray12 February 1902 9 February 1903 362 days
(12)Matthew Lydon10 February 1903 8 February 1904 363 days
(11)Jeremiah Robinson9 February 1904 9 February 1905 1 year, 0 days
15Stephen Powell10 February 1905 12 February 1906 1 year, 2 days
(14)William Court13 February 1906 4 February 1907 356 days
16Thomas Rutherford5 February 1907 6 February 1908 1 year, 1 day
17Theophilus Robin7 February 1908 7 February 1909 1 year, 0 days
18James Bullerwell8 February 1909 10 February 1910 1 year, 2 days
19John Gellately11 February 1910 2 February 1911 356 days
20William Angus3 February 1911 4 February 1912 1 year, 1 day
21Anthony Shaw5 February 1912 2 February 1913 363 days
(17)Theophilus Robin3 February 1913 7 February 1915 2 years, 4 days
(13)James Gray8 February 1915 8 February 1916 1 year, 0 days
(17)Theophilus Robin9 February 1916 5 February 1918 1 year, 361 days
22Allan Cameron6 February 1918 24 February 1920 2 years, 18 days
23Benjamin Saunders25 February 1920 21 December 1920 300 days
24Joshua Arthur22 December 1920 11 December 1923 2 years, 354 days
25James Cousins12 December 1923 9 December 1924 363 days
26Robert Coote10 December 1924 7 December 1926 1 year, 362 days
27Frank Moxey8 December 1926 4 December 1928 1 year, 362 days
(25)James Cousins7 December 1927 4 December 1928 363 days
28James Wiggins5 December 1928 3 December 1929 363 days
29David Lloyd4 December 1929 2 December 1930 363 days
(22)Allan Cameron3 December 1930 7 December 1931 1 year, 4 days
30John Williams8 December 1931 3 December 1932 361 days
31Albert Bartley4 December 1932 9 December 1934 2 years, 5 days
(29)David Lloyd11 December 1933 9 December 1934 363 days
(22)Allan Cameron10 December 1934 8 December 1936 1 year, 364 days
25James Cousins14 April 1936 8 December 1936 238 days
32William Warnock9 December 1936 1 April 1938 1 year, 113 days

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